Emergency Medicine Cases

APRIL 23, 2024

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EMS 107

EMS Resuscitation Outcomes Allergic Reactions 107

RebelEM

JANUARY 23, 2023

Background: Diphenhydramine, a first-generation antihistamine, is the most common pharmacologic agent used to treat acute allergic reactions. Health care professional involved in patient management and outcome assessment was completely blinded. The effectiveness of IV cetirizine was determined to be statistically non-inferior.

Allergic Reactions 52

Allergic Reactions Anaphylaxis Emergency Department Urgent Care 52

RebelEM

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

appeared first on REBEL EM - Emergency Medicine Blog. neoplasm, aneurysm, intracranial or spinal surgery) or recent trauma to head or cranium (i.e. Primary PCI: 95.7% Stents Placed: Pharmaco-Invasive Treatment: 97.4% Primary PCI: 95.7% ECG Results: Repeat ECG 90min after tenecteplase indicated 70.3% Primary PCI: 78.4% Primary PCI: 13.3%

EKG/ECG 138

EKG/ECG Allergic Reactions Shock Stroke 138

RebelEM

AUGUST 3, 2023

Authors determined they would need to enroll 380 patients (190/group) to achieve a statistical power of 80%, assuming an event rate in the control group of 4% of which neither was achieved however if the control group had a lower prevalence of the outcome (i.e. appeared first on REBEL EM - Emergency Medicine Blog.

Anaphylaxis 52

Anaphylaxis Allergic Reactions Outcomes Infectious Diseases 52

EB Medicine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Nachi: Not only are they out, they actually worsen outcomes, so definitely don’t pursue any of them. Instead, since no treatment has been shown to improve outcome, you should prioritize prompt transport. If EMS has placed bandages, leave them in place until antivenom and resuscitative equipment is ready.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Poisoning Anaphylaxis Allergic Reactions 40

EMDocs

JANUARY 3, 2024

10 This procedure has well-described rare complications including infection, blood loss, allergic reaction, arrhythmia, pneumothorax if approaching via the internal jugular vein, embolization of the device, and pulmonary artery perforation or dissection. 8 The device itself is 2 x 2.5 Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.120.008693.

Allergic Reactions 86

Allergic Reactions Hospitals EMS Emergency Department 86

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Authors: Mary Hamblen, DO (EM Resident Physician, TX); Justin Hacnik, MD (EM Resident Physician, TX); Katherine Spencer, MD (EM Resident Physician, TX); J.D. demonstrating that functional outcome at 3 months did not differ between the CTA and MRI groups (38.5% vs. 38.1%) with a good functional outcome.

Stroke 86

Stroke Radiology Radiology Emergency Department 86